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We excite the 717 nm electric quadrupole 6$D_{3/2} $ $\leftrightarrow$ 7$S_{1/2}$ transition in a laser-cooled $^{232}$Th$^{3+}$ ion crystal. The transition frequency and the lifetime of the metastable 7$S_{1/2}$ level are measured to be…
Electromagnetic observables are able to give insight into collective and emergent features in nuclei, including nuclear clustering. These observables also provide strong constraints for ab initio theory, but comparison of these observables…
Recently, the monopole transition form factor of the electron-scattering excitation of the 0^+_2 state (E_x=20.21 MeV) of the 4He nucleus was observed over a broad momentum transfer range (0.5 < q^2 < 5.0 fm^-2) with dramatically improved…
We calculate reduced B(E2) and B(M1) electromagnetic transition strengths within and between K-bands in support of a recently proposed model for the structure of heavy nuclei. Previously, only spectra and a rough indication of the largest…
In order to test {\it ab-initio} calculations of light nuclei, we have remeasured lifetimes in $^{10}$Be using the Doppler Shift Attenuation Method (DSAM) following the $^{7}$Li($^7$Li,$\alpha$)$^{10}$Be reaction at 8 and 10 MeV. The new…
The Xi_c+ lifetime is measured using 9.0 fb^{-1} of e+ e- annihilation data collected on and just below the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the CLEO II.V detector at CESR. The Xi_c+ lifetime is measured using an unbinned maximum likelihood fit.…
Measurements of the decay strength of superallowed 0+ to 0+ nuclear beta transitions shed light on the fundamental properties of weak interactions. Because of their impact, such measurements were first reported 60 years ago in the early…
We propose a simple systematics of low lying 2+ energy levels and electromagnetic transitions in semi-magic isotopic chains Z=28,50,82 and isotonic chains N=28,50,82,126. To this purpose we use a two-level pairing plus quadrupole…
A different technique is used to study the radiative decay of a metastable state in multiply ionized atoms. With use of a unitary Penning trap to selectively capture Kr$^{17+}$ ions from an ion source at NIST, the decay of the 3d…
The Island of Inversion nucleus 32Mg has been studied by a (t,p) two neutron transfer reaction in inverse kinematics at REX-ISOLDE. The shape coexistent excited 0+ state in 32Mg has been identified by the characteristic angular distribution…
The mass difference of the nuclides 180W and 180Hf has been measured with the Penning-trap mass spectrometer SHIPTRAP to investigate 180W as a possible candidate for the search for neutrinoless doubleelectron capture. The Q-value was…
The elastic scattering of 12C+24Mg has been studied by means of a phase-shift analysis of 21 angular distributions ranging from Elab=16MeV up to Elab=40MeV. A tri-dimensional plot of the reflection coefficient of the S-matrix as a function…
Lifetimes for the ${4}_1^+$ and ${6}_1^+$ states have been directly measured using $\gamma-\gamma$ fast timing technique for low lying states of $^{130}Xe$, populated from $\beta ^-$ decay of the parent $^{130}I$ produced through…
The inelastic lifetimes of electrons in image-potential states at Cu(100) that are Stark-shifted by the electrostatic tip-sample interaction in the scanning tunneling microscope are calculated using the many-body GW approximation. The…
The electric dipole transition of the 3$^-$ state at 9.64 MeV of $^{12}$C to the 2$^+$ state at 4.44 MeV is speculated to play a key role in the triple-$\alpha$ reaction at high temperatures. A theoretical prediction of its transition width…
The nonrelativistic energies of the homonuclear ion T$_2^+$ are calculated for the ground state using the Lagrange-mesh method as was done for the isotopomers H$_2^+$ and D$_2^+$ ({\it J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.} {\bf 45} 065101 and…
The reduced magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole transition probabilities for the radiative decay of the $^{229}$Th 7.8 eV isomer to the ground state are predicted within a detailed nuclear-structure model approach. We show that the…
We present a shell-model analysis of $^{93}$Mo to investigate the unusual behavior of its ${21/2}^+$ isomer -- a prominent candidate for nuclear excitation by electronic capture. This state is unique as its decay is dominated by a slow…
On the basis of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) plus quasiparticle random phase approximation method (QRPA) based on the Green's function approach with Skyrme force, we discuss the anomalous E2 properties of the first 2+ states in…
The atomic states of the W IX (W8+) tungsten ion lying below the W9+ ionisation threshold have been studied theoretically, employing the multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock method with configuration interaction. The level electronic…